Hirngespinst

== German == === Etymology === From Hirn (“brain”) +‎ Gespinst (“web, spun yarn”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhɪʁnɡəˌʃpɪnst] Hyphenation: Hirn‧ge‧spinst === Noun === Hirngespinst n (strong, genitive Hirngespinstes or Hirngespinsts, plural Hirngespinste) chimera, fantasy pipe dream ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: hersenspinsel === Further reading === “Hirngespinst” in Duden online “Hirngespinst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache